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The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) are officially going to meet to discuss an early contract extension. Sort of. In a joint press [...]

It’s a new twist on an old strategy. Usually with divide and conquer, it is the enemies or subjects intended for rule that an entity divides in order to overtake or rule. Maersk, the [...]

Is Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) no longer joining Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) in their carrier alliance? “The memorandum of understanding is only a paper to agree to discuss. [...]

The typical person generally thinks of international shipping as a boring topic, if he or she even thinks of the topic at all. However, this industry–which profoundly but invisibly impacts [...]

With the collapse of Hanjin Shipping, all eyes in the international shipping industry have turned their gaze on carriers. For years, carriers have struggled to be profitable, suffering huge [...]

Following an analysis on Hanjin’s demise released by SeaIntel, shipping blogs and news sources are posting headlines laying responsibility for the major carrier’s bankruptcy on the [...]

The collapse of Hanjin Shipping, international shipping’s 7th largest carrier by volume, is causing disruption, increased freight rates, and perhaps an opportunity for some to illegally [...]

Despite the fact that Hanjin Shipping has been in financial trouble for a long time, the ocean carrier’s collapse last week is major news. The entire shipping industry is affected by South [...]

There could not have been a worse time for one of international shipping’s major ocean carriers to sink than peak season. However, that’s exactly what’s happened with Hanjin [...]

Hanjin Container Ship Photo by: Flickr user Ingrid Taylar There could not have been a worse time for one of international shipping’s major ocean carriers to sink than peak season. However, that’s [...]